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Dugout Discussion October 20

Hazard the Fantasy focal point as Chelsea kick-off Gameweek 9

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Eden Hazard (£11.4m) will be the Fantasy Premier League focal point as Chelsea get Gameweek 9 started this lunch-time.

He comes into the Blues’ meeting with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge as the second-most owned asset in FPL, behind only Sergio Aguero (£11.3m) with 51.0% backing.

Fantasy managers will also be hoping for a clean sheet with Marcos Alonso (£7.0m) still in 45.9% of squads.

Investment in Manchester United has waned in recent weeks with their most popular option David De Gea (£5.8m). He remains owned by 18% despite going four Gameweeks without a clean sheet.

Their most fashionable outfield option is Paul Pogba (£8.1) with 13.9% backing. Interestingly, the Frenchman has been tipped by  Joe’s famed Goals Imminent table.

On the injury front, both Antonio Rudiger (£5.9m) and Mateo Kovacic (£5.9m) came through doubts over their fitness while Ross Barkley (£5.7m) was named on the bench.

Luke Shaw (£5.1m) overcame his knock to start for Man United.

CHELSEA XI (4-3-3): Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, David Luiz, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Morata.

MAN UNITED XI (4-3-3): De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Martial, Lukaku.

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  1. Deulofail
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Luiz looks in control of his body today

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  2. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Not long got home. Haz having a bad day, then?

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    1. Styles_X
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      not been able to do much no

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      He looks ok.

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  3. noquarternt
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Dam knew I should've benched Alonso. Such an awful player.

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    1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Wow!

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Why did you play him if you knew?

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    3. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Name 2 better fpl players this season

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    4. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      More points than haz

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    5. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Sarcasm or hypocrisy?

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    6. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nibble nibble

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  4. G-Whizz
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    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Luiz ruins another Willian assist...

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  5. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Luiz has had better chances than Alonso!

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  6. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Button looking lively....

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    1. Chucky
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      😛

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  7. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    What will the shock in the lineups be today then?

    I reckon Sterling benched (just a guess, got no info).

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    1. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      That would be excellent personally, though I'd have loved to get him this week myself.

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    2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      My prediction
      No Arnie
      TAA benched
      Hughes benched

      Own all 3

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    3. Obrigado
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hope not :/

      KDB start maybe on the cards

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    4. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Would be very FPL for Pep to bench just as ownership is growing.

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  8. Obrigado
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Funny how a game can turn. What a game it is now!!

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  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Dirty Mata fooka

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  10. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Get the sin bin ready Scouts.

    Team sheets soon. LOLLlllllllllllllllllllllll

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    1. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      @ Sterling owners?

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      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        No way Jose! 😆

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  11. The Enlightener
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    That should be red

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  12. barracuda
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    I wanted to bench Haz and Alonso just didn't have balls to do it.

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    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah ok m8

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      1. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        I am mad so why don't you believe me ? 🙂

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    2. GREEN IS GOOD
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Nobody puts Hazard in the corner.

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  13. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Mata was possessed with the spirit of Costa there.

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  14. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Everyone slagging Alonso but he has more points than Haz does so far in this match.

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    1. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Well they both have the best part of sweet f all so I'm not sure that argument holds up...

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  15. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Team sheets?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      F5

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  16. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Kane(C) cappers in for a lively GW... sit back and enjoy his hattie...

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Naughty Chucko......who you capper?

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      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        not revealing until he gets his hattie...

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    2. ⚔★Vibudh★⚔
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      You said captain 2 times, thats quadruple captain 😮

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  17. Styles_X
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    is there a more likable player than mata?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Kante.

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    2. fclackless [Brazil Nuts]
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Ian Dowie?

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    3. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Yes loads

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    4. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      a seriously nice bloke

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    5. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Alonso

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    6. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Troy Deeney

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    7. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Theodore Walcott

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    8. The Durham Bumpers
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Jemaine Pennant

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  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Welcome to the pep show

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  19. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    At least the Kante band wagon died on its arse...I said...

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  20. tm245
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Where is Giroud? Thought he would start.

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Chelsea trying hard to justify Morata wages

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      1. tm245
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 7 months ago

        Shame, Giroud really opens thing up for them.

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  21. theodosios
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Alonso you bloody troll...Last season he got 10+ blanks when I bought him and it will be another 7m fairy tale

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  22. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Will Fraser troll?

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    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Maddy 1st sub.

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    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Start or no show, depends what you prefer.

      Stanislas back makes it easier for Howe not to risk him.

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    3. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      His name is Ryan

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  23. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling is going to be on the bench isn't he...

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    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Doubt it, but guess we shall see soon enough

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Hopefully not even in the squad.

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    3. Burger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Better not be as I have Haz(vc) 😎

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    4. grumpyman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      I think so. Won't be a disaster though, he can easily score in a 15 minute cameo against tired legs.

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    5. jtreble
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Don’t trust the MNC forums. They don’t know anything.

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    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Had two games for England and then has to fly to play Shakhtar on Tuesday. Could be a lot of changes IMO because of the long flight for the CL match. Probably the guys who were not on international duty (Laporte, Mendy, Aguero, KDB) are safe as they could use the minutes to get the rust off.

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  24. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Salah Aguero Sterling benched predictions.

    Bookmark in case in right lol. I hope not.

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      That's rather impossible

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  25. TOPCAT1960
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like Hazard is NOT essential !!

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    1. The Enlightener
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      What possesses people on so many of the FFS comments these days?

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    2. Rostah
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      And there was me thinking he'd get double digit returns every single match for the remainder of the season...

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    3. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Aye? Good luck with that.

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  26. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Any one else got Obiang ready to step up from the bench?

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    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Schneiderlin prepped and ready.

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  27. Fpl Richie
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    • 8 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    West Ham fan sites suggest Arnie does play - Snoddy and Cresswell in for Masuaku and Yarmo.

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    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Too big a game for him to miss imo

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    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      First name on the team sheet unless injured

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    3. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry - Snoddy in for Obiang. I hope not - he's my cheapie.

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    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      No need for fan sites predictions. The lineups are out soon.

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  28. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Hazzo grab that winner yah one trick pony...

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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  29. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    2 mins for team sheets

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  30. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea have lost all discipline

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